Tanvi Patri has created history in the 2026 Touth Olympics |courtey – BAI
\n\nHistory was made at the Dakar Youth Olympics on Thursday (November 5) as Tanvi Patri achieved an unprecedented feat by winning the silver medal in the Women's Singles despite losing to 17-year-old Chinese Yi Xin Zhang in the final, which took place at the Dakar Arena. The 15-year-old Indian lost one of the finest matches played in the sport's history in a three-set thriller which lasted 82 minutes.
\n\nTanvi looked set to become the first Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in any Olympic badminton event after winning the first set 21-15 and later also taking a 9-5 lead in the second set. However, the Chinese star made a stunning comeback to level the score and force a decider with a 21-13 scoreline.
\n\nThe third set looked like a one-sided affair as Zhang was 19-10 ahead. However, Tanvi showed nerves of steel to level scores at 20-20 as she saved five gold medal points from 20-15. However, the Indian then had three gold medal points of her own but failed to capitalise and twice missed out on victory by the barest of margins. Ultimately, the Chinese…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/sports
